NHL Original Six, Vol 4: 12/2/1995: Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens

[lebutzki]

I am a diehard Wings fan, but even after the 6th goal and watching Patrick Roy break down and shake his head, I felt bad for the guy...then I remember all the times he beat us and that feeling goes away.

[eldorado61guy]

How the Hell is this The orriginal Six ?

[irate13]

@eldorado61guy ....it's not "the original six", it is two of the original 6 nhl teams..from 1942 to 1967, there were only 6 teams...the 2 aforementioned Red Wings and Canadiens, the Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and the Bruins. i would imagine that the "Original Six" series posted hear by NHLvideo is comprised of games between these six teams...make any sense now?

: )

[latinodude85]

The darkest moment in Habs' history.

[warped231]

Never been a Hab's fan but that is no way to treat a goaltender who was a staple for the team for so long why Tremblay never took him out instead of having him embarrassed like he was un-excusable and he should have been hung up by the short hairs and slapped around a little.

[7475flyersfan]

I wonder if that coach still kicks himself for leaving Roy in that long?

[maestroxo]

shud of been pulled at 4...max 5. 

[maestroxo]

what pisses me off is that tremblay retired as a montreal canadien, and roy didn't. habs fan all my life, but i've hated tremblay ever since

[Jiltedin2007]

The Game that cost the Red Wings the 1996 Stanley Cup!

In 2001, when Colorado won their second Stanley Cup with Patrick Roy, the Red Wings were laid out by Los Angeles in the First Round of the Playoffs.

[2girls1freak]

lidstrom and paul coffee as a defensive pair? overpowered team

[slake487]

13:35, 49:15, russian 5 domination.

[KGfan7]

I wonder if I'll ever see another nhl team break 62 wins. This red wings team was amazing.

[landrykkb]

@KGfan7 What overshadows that accomplishment is the fact they never won the Stanley Cup that year.That's a shame because Dino Ciccarelli retired without one; that being his final season and all.

[KGfan7]

@landrykkb Agreed, but impressive season nonetheless. In my mind this red wings season is more impressive than a stanley cup. I'm not biased either, I'm a Bruins fan from the Boston area.

[landrykkb]

@KGfan7 Don't get me wrong,it was impressive that Detroit broke Montreal's previous record for most wins in a season,but they also fell one point short of breaking the most points record set by those same Habs on top of not winning the Stanley Cup that season.

[gntluvr]

@KGfan7 it'll happen again, i think the red wings will do it again sometime soon!

[KGfan7]

@gntluvr sure looks like it. Amazing how they've won consistently for so long. Lidstrom has a lot to do with it.

[Crazymetalunicorn]

Although I am a Redwings fan I feel terrible for Patrick Roy,

[TMNTPIZZA]

@swscapeNEWS this is before dastsyuk was drafted

[swscapeNEWS]

wheres datsyuk?

[mgljimcmgl]

I love this game, I love it, less than a minute and a fight breaks out, just awesome!!

[mrfourtysevenman]

my dad got to play against darren mccarty. they were facing off and my dad said "damn i shouldnt have had those two beers before the game" and mccarty said "TWO?! im still breaking in my fourth!" i got a video of the game on my page.

[ironmaiden6six6]

@mrfourtysevenman bs

[mrfourtysevenman]

@ironmaiden6six6 i got pictures with me n mccarty to prove it.

[alllapologies0]

Roy always seemed to have a hard time against the wings

[goochielee09]

Not Roy's fault. Period. Those were all 'clean' unstoppable goals. Long live the Wings !

[ejlaw]

I was at this game. Tremblay was an assclown who had no business coaching an NHL team.

[KWCline91]

I think the Canadiens' head coach kept Roy out there on purpose and wanted to embarrass him! That's why Roy didn't want to play in Montreal after that.

[italstallion06]

@KWCline91 its been noted that he did, the two of them already had some run-ins before this night, this one was just the clincher for that asshole tremblay to embarass roy

[slapshot1x]

Long Live the Red Wings...Still hate the Avalanche..

[greendayandsum41]

Don't get me wrong, I am a Red Wings fan, but Roy should not get the smack for this. The Canadians were not really helpful for him.

[alexiofilms]

Biggest fluke ever recorded in the NHL. Long live Roy.

[roflmewaffles]

@alexiofilms Fluke? Is that why they lit him up for 7 goals on a completely different team and occasion? Moron. Roy = overrated.

[alexiofilms]

@roflmewaffles: Yeah, fluke. He's a hall of famer for a reason. If he was over-rated, he wouldn't be in the hall of fame, have the most playoff wins by a goalie, have the most Conn Smyth trophies, have the most playoff shutouts, be in 11 All-Star games, be listed to the first All-Star team 4 times, ranked  22nd overall on "The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players", and be ranked the 5th best all-time player according to "The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players".

[roflmewaffles]

@alexiofilms

Nice shield to hide behind, stats and the opinions of sheep.

Does this really mean 7 goals is automatically a fluke? Automatically? Howcome you couldn't address the fact that THIS WASN'T THE LAST TIME THE WINGS DID IT TO HIM. Dodge that fact again why don'tcha. Homer boy.

Roy ended his career by being embarrassed by Detroit and Minnesota.His defense collapsed in both series'. In typical Roy fashion, he was trash without a lock down defense. Go on, argue and lose. I dare ya.

[alexiofilms]

@roflmewaffles: You say I'M hiding the facts? Buddy, numbers are fact, and you need to get that straight. Every legend has a breakdown or two at some point in his/her career, so you need to simmer your jets over there and stop getting so worked up over a damn YouTube comment...

[roflmewaffles]

@alexiofilms Numbers are facts but what facts exactly? Those are more or less team accomplishments. Let's just keep it basic and look at your statement that started this useless losing battle on your behalf-7 goals on a goalie who owns trophies is a fluke.

Why exactly? You didn't even explain why, and you're talking about facts? Any goalie can get lit up. Those goals were scored because Patrick couldn't stop them. No flukes, just saves he couldn't make.

Lol...u mad?

[roflmewaffles]

@alexiofilms Besides, those are mostly team accomplishments. Cups are a team thing, the Smythe can't go to a group of defensemen so it's easier to give it to a goalie with a big rep. Roy is just like Brodeur-never once played behind a bad team. When his team broke down, he broke down. He wasn't able to carry his team like say, Hasek or Cujo, who are both better but weren't blessed with all star teams. Roy and Brodeur have never once carried a team, ever.

[goldrush894]

49 minutes is the hook

[Datsyuk132011]

GO Wings!!

[ovechkinisbest08]

detroit won:-) because of RUSSIA:-)

[DenTheMen13]

я остановился на 22 минуте.. потом досмотрю)

[SaishuuKessen]

Crazy game. Can you imagine as good as the red wings record that year was, they didn't even start going on that roll(a roll that never stopped mind you in a sense that regular season)till larionov came on board a month and half into the season or whatever it was. What if he played with them the whole year?

Also stat wise its crazy how "low" the russian 5s stats were. Watching them night in and night out, amazing they weren't higher.

[tmoore4075]

@SaishuuKessen Yeah they started only like 5-5-2 and finished 57-8-5. Amazing.

[SaishuuKessen]

@tmoore4075 

Oh shit sorry for the late reply. Thanks I was wondering what the stat exactly was.

[ICOboeHockey]

"Ten-gun salute" at 40:43

[beraquesso]

I actually remember watching this game on the deuce and I still have the newspaper clippings of this game and the others that night.

[tokenblkguy1785]

The Massacre.

[Frozintoe]

50:27 

[peter55488]

Amazing, this game was played on the day I was born!!!